South Carolina Eyes DMV Shake Up in Cabinet Move
The South Carolina House approved a plan to place the Division of Motor Vehicles under the governor’s cabinet, creating a department-level agency with a governor-appointed director. The Senate is urged to act before adjournment to improve accountability for the driving public. The move would give the governor authority to replace underperforming leadership.
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House
Change in SC NAACP urged amid flag dispute
The South Carolina NAACP faces a shift as President James Gallman plans December resignation. Editors urge reassessing mission and tactics after criticism of lawmakers Jim Clyburn and Kay Patterson, arguing continued boycott harmed the organization and friendships while supporting flag removal from the Capitol.
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South Carolina Naacp
James Gallman
State House
Gallman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Galiman
Jim Clyburn
D-S.c
Kay Patterson
D-Columbia
Patterson
Clyburn
NAACP
Rock Hill
Herald
Protect health and inform public on SARS spread
The state Department of Health and Environmental Control aims to protect health but withholds county locations of two first suspected SARS cases. If spread begins, South Carolinians should be informed about where it is occurring and how it may affect them. The Herald-Journal notes the tension between public safety and disclosure.
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State Department of Health and Environmental Control
DHEC
Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
Aiken Standard Staff Roles Behind The Scenes
A list of the Aiken Standard staff positions includes Scott B. Hunter publisher and Timothy E. O Briant production director. Other listed roles cover advertising, business, circulation, customer service, systems, and editing.
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Jeffrey B. Wallace
Art Zappa
Elen C. Priest
Timothy E. O'Briant
Philip Yates
Scot Newsom Systems
David Boyd
Letters Favor Hunt and Butler for Aiken Sheriff
Readers endorse Mike Hunt with strong praise for his crime fighting record and in school discipline ideas while Lt. Donald Butler earns support for a stated diversity driven partnership with the public and deputies. Both advocate voting on May 13 with Hunt highlighted for Republican primary success.
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Mike Hunt
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Aiken County
Greenville
Aiken
United States Attorney’s Office
Donald Butler
Lt. Butler
Sheriff’s Department
Butler
Betty Riley
Letters to the Editor policy at Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites brief letters to the editor with the writer’s signature full mailing address and daytime and home telephone numbers for verification. Letters may be edited or condensed and should be addressed to Letters to the Editor at PO Box 456 Aiken South Carolina 29802 with email and fax options.
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Aiken Standard
Aiken
S.C
Swallace
Aikenstandard
Senate urged to reform education funding in South Carolina
A letter warns that South Carolina legislators have cut education to 1995 levels, risking a slide toward 1955 funding and harming public schools. It calls on the Senate to reverse cuts, fund gifted programs, support the Education Improvement Act, raise taxes if needed, and contrast with Georgia and North Carolina. The writer denounces Republicans and vows accountability in the next election.
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South Carolina
House
Georgia
North Carolina
Senate
General Assembly
Republican Party
Palmetto
Palmetto State
Banana bread memories and a mother’s enduring love
A nostalgic reminiscence on Mother's Day recounts a Kansas family’s banana bread ritual and a mother who managed five sons, three daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. The writer recalls her daily care, hobbies, and steadfast presence, noting it has been ten Mother’s Days since she passed and that her banana bread is missed.
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